Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-27
LANDA TH0rGHr 20 ~ DYING

special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, May Isl Ian.
de, the young man who was wounded in
The hand at the train robbery near Nc
Neal, was brought to San Antonio this
morning Several OF his fingers were
amputsted Immediately, and ne is re-
ported 10 be N 9 dying condition to-day
Mr.. SpSul0ing, the railroad postal clerk,
is here. He says several Of the robbers
were masked, though the man who
showed himself and VINO did the ordering
was tall, dressed ike 6 cowboy and m
masked All were well armed. He
counted five of them. Re could hardly
remember their features, though he saw
several of them perfectly plain.
The Pacific Express messenger, a. g..
N0tnaker, was in the express car
and when ordered to hand over the
express money handed over only a
small amount. He was then beaten bad
~ with their aN-shO0leTS. They evident
ioy believing he was concealing large
amount of money. Only Sl925 was sent
from the San Antonio Office of the eX-
press company VINO rarely transmit large
ms on the night trains.
Mr.. Lquda was asleep in g coach with
mis- &rm out Of the window. The robbers
believing he had pistol n his hand or
deTed MIN to take MS hand ! in. He did
not hear them and they legan firing,
shooting bIm in the hand.
brakeman was also wounded by &
stray bullet. There were twenty or
thirty Shots tired.
Mr. Spaulding seys he distinctly heard
The order given by the leader: "DoE't
touch any passengers aaG don't shoot
anV of our men"
Cook, the cUlored porter who was
shout 10 20 forward 20 the en-
CINE and flag the crossing, WIS
the first one to discover the men. He
thought they were tramps. Jney ordered
him 10 get back or they would shoot him,
and Is ne was not quick enough they
began firing on him and the train All
the men We're in good humOr, and while
getting their booty laughed and talked.
Mr.. SpauIding thinks, however, they
were green hands in the business.
THE OFFICERS RETURN.
special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May l9.-The train rob
3ery st Mcneil continued big sensation
here to-day, which is considered the more
funny because it occurred under the very
nose of the state government. During
the morning, and up to noon, very little
beyond mere rUmor could be learned. At
tlat hour, however, it was asCertgined
that some of the posse Of armed citizens
ana officers who went out to the scene al
midnight had returned. Among those
VINO went was City Marshal Lucy, who
organized g posse as soon as the news
VS. brought, and with him went Deputy
Sheriff Piatt and United States
To- rhol D,1,
su1 0hiCers Rundell, Gissoway, Jake
P-stt, Angling, Brackep, Montgomery and
Walter Il 0binsOp. Sheriff Olive of VIII
hanson county and posse came from the
opposite direction towards Mcneil Sta
t50u, besides the Marshal of Round Rock
with smother posse also came from the
ether side. The country around McNeiIl,
o. McNesl, is hilIy end broken with lime
stone rocks in abuEGSnCe, besides being
heavily timDered. Thespos was
SELECTED WITH Great JUDGMENT
oy the robbers for their enterprise. As
etcted Mcneil is the crossing of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the EstrOT gauge track
l-.[.cs Austin and NOr1a western, the lat
= BarRe-. When Cap
.g.l 4EIs-cy's posse reached MCNEIL
eegv this m0iaiDg they found the tele-
-re- l'w.-eS Gu as was surmised last
lig- also the Geographic instruments
lst oeeu smashed into pi with hammers. !
After knocking the Instruments TO pieces /
The robbers aid held of the operator and |
showed him arounG apparently for mere |
un. Having amused themselves in this |
manner and INDUCING
IN OCCASIONAL DEXcNIAC LAUGHTER,
me of ths thugs pulled his six-shooter
nd hit The lucEless lightning singer a
low over the head, which did rot quite
ell him to the 9oor, bgt stunned and
Gsde him see sparks. While bne
delegation OF the bandits were thus
sEing care of the operator, another paid
heir respects to the engineer. Before
e even suspected what was Up, he found
imself covered with dangerous-look-
lg Winchester, into whose barrel he wss
My prevented from looking py the dark
ess. Ee saw, however. that The out
Tvs were men Of strict business, and .
OF desiring to go TO the other and better |.
ord right away, he threw up his Bands :
nd called for quarter.
BLOOD HOUNDS TAKE THE SCENT.
Decial TO the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, May 19.-Csptain |
eWis' famous blood-hounds were 9